What Stands in a Storm: Three Days in the Worst Superstorm to Hit the South's Tornado Alley (Hardcover) by Kim Cross, Mr. Rick Bragg

from JanaRose1

In 2011, Alabama was hit with a record 358 tornadoes over a three day period. This book follows several people as they attempted to survive the storms. This book was really an emotional roller coaster. My heart went out to the victims and their families. I found the weathermen, storm chaser and o...

from susan0316

What Stands in a Storm is the true story of the tornadoes that struck Alabama and neighboring states in April, 2011. There were a record number of tornadoes during this time period in April that occurred in 21 states but the hardest hit was Alabama. The author of the book, Kim Cross, tells the st...

from zmagic69

Most everyone knows about tornados. We all have seen news footage of them as well as the aftermath. Some people have even experienced them first hand, and the aftermath. Maybe those who have lived in an area where tornados are frequent know all about them, or think they do. For everyone else Kim ...

from utbw42

I heard about this book from a podcast I listened to recently, entitled 'Tornado Talk'. I thought it sounded interesting and decided to give it a try. I was pleasantly surprised by one of the best books I've ever had the privilege of reading. Slowly laying out a story that the author claimed "nee...

from Mrs.DuBois

If you are fascinated by the power of Mother Nature as displayed in tornadoes you need to read this book. It's nonfiction, but the plot tells the stories of those who witnessed the events and in doing so brought me to tears several times.